The transformation of millions of acres of the Arctic and Mid-Atlantic ocean coasts into oil fields;

Reversing health-harming and climate changing waste and pollution from the oil and gas industry on more than 750 million acres of public and tribal lands;

Loss of billions of dollars to U.S. taxpayers, through loopholes and breaks to dirty energy companies who are paying less to lease an acre of public land for oil or coal than it costs to buy a cup of coffee.

A complete reversal of democratic protections that have given the public the right to provide input into how our public lands and waters are used now and in the future.

The Zinke agenda is plain: it’s pro-pollution and against the public interest the Interior Department is supposed to protect. The Interior Department is entrusted to manage America’s natural resources and cultural heritage; provide scientific and other information about those resources; and honor its responsibilities to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated island communities.

The Zinke agenda isn’t even good business for American taxpayers. The fossil fuel giveaway will short-change taxpayers, states and local economies tens of millions of dollars annually.

And finally, the Zinke agenda is anything but a responsible energy plan for America. You’ll find plenty of polluting, 19th century ideas in Zinke’s plan, but you’ll find few forward-looking clean energy solutions. READ MORE